Title: The Suitable Surroundings
Title Record # 754721
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Date: 1889-07-14
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Ambrose Bierce
Date: 1889-07-14
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the San Francisco Examiner, July 14, 1889.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1891-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | E. L. G. Steele | 300 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1892-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Chatto & Windus |
vi+ 244 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1898-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
vi+ 362 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1909-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | The Neale Publishing Company (The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce #2) | 403 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1910-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Chatto & Windus | 244 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1918-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Boni & Liveright | $2.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
403 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1918-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Boni & Liveright | $2.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
403 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1930-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Chatto & Windus (Phoenix Library) | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
244 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen | 1934-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Daily Express Publications | 1087 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen | 1934-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Daily Express Publications | 1087 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1941-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Chatto & Windus (Pelham Library) | 244 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce | 1964-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Dover Publications | $1.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
199 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | |||
| The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | 1970-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Doubleday | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Alex Gotfryd | |||
| Das unsichtbare Auge | 1979-00-00 | ed. Kalju Kirde | Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #22) | 3-518-36977-6 | DM 7.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
258 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder | |
| The Best of Ambrose Bierce | 1984-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Castle / Book Sales | 0-89009-798-4 |
vi+ 484 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
| The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | 1984-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | University of Nebraska Press | 0-8032-6071-7 | 496 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Marvin Cone | ||
| Le mort et son veilleur | 1987-10-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #197) | 2-7304-0458-9 | 147 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Jean-Michel Nicollet | ||
| The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | 1988-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Picador / Pan Books (Picador Classics) | 0-330-29802-X | £6.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xix+ 810 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Robin Harris | |
| I racconti dell'orrore | 1988-03-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Fanucci Editore (I Miti di Cthulhu #27) | 88-347-0062-7 | Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
224 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Les Edwards | |
| H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales: The Roots of Modern Horror | 2005-11-00 | ed. Douglas A. Anderson | Cold Spring Press | 1-59360-056-9 | $14.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
391 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Daniel Govar | |
| The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre | 2008-10-02 | Ambrose Bierce | Penguin Books (Penguin Red Classics) | 978-0-14-103881-0 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
234 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Coralie Bickford-Smith | |
| Bierce After Dark: 30 Strange Tales by Ambrose Bierce | 2009-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Coachwhip Publications | 978-1-61646-002-0 | $9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
167 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale | 2012-07-17 | Ambrose Bierce | Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) | 978-1-61347-015-2 | $350.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
600 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| La biblioteca di Lovecraft | 2019-09-21 | ed. Jacopo Corazza, Gianluca Venditti | Edizioni Arcoiris (La biblioteca di Lovecraft #1) | 978-88-99877-38-5 | €10.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
136 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| Leggere fa male (una piccola guida tascabile ai pericoli della lettura) | 2023-02-15 | ed. uncredited | ABEditore (Piccole Guide Tascabili) | €6.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
112 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | |||
| Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce | date unknown | Ambrose Bierce | Dover Publications | 0-486-20767-6 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 199 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | date unknown | Ambrose Bierce | University of Nebraska Press | 978-0-8032-6071-9 | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
496 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Marvin Cone |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction
- Review by H. P. Lovecraft (2004) in The World's Greatest Horror Stories